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GLIDDEN · PPG1099-4

Glidden Subtle Suede#D0BD94 · LRV 52

Subtle Suede reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Glidden PPG1099-4 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

GLIDDEN SUBTLE SUEDE
RGB 208, 189, 148 LRV 52

Color spec

Brand Glidden
Name Subtle Suede
SKU PPG1099-4
Hex #D0BD94
RGB 208, 189, 148
HSL 41°, 39%, 70%
LRV 52
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Glidden Subtle Suede

At LRV 52, Subtle Suede is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Subtle Suede is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.

Closest matches at every US brand

20 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.

SW 6135 · #D0BA94 · ΔE 1.8 · LRV 51
SW 9531 · #CABA97 · ΔE 1.95 · LRV 50
SW 9120 · #CDBB9C · ΔE 2.99 · LRV 51
SW 7732 · #C8BD98 · ΔE 3.11 · LRV 51
SW 7689 · #D2BB9D · ΔE 4.43 · LRV 52

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.21
All neutral at Behr →
N290-4 · #D2C199 · ΔE 1.21 · LRV 54
320F-4 · #D1BC8B · ΔE 2.06 · LRV 51
BXC-34 · #D6BB8A · ΔE 2.98 · LRV 52
MQ2-18 · #D7BB88 · ΔE 3.43 · LRV 52
BXC-80 · #CBC19D · ΔE 3.59 · LRV 53

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.01
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
CSP-1015 · #CDBC96 · ΔE 1.01 · LRV 51
AF-385 · #CDBD95 · ΔE 1.13 · LRV 50
AF-340 · #CFBA92 · ΔE 1.13 · LRV 49
1046 · #D3C09D · ΔE 2.01 · LRV 52
CSP-1000 · #C9BC96 · ΔE 2.35 · LRV 51

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.77
All neutral at Valspar →
M254 · #CFB98B · ΔE 1.77 · LRV 49.6
3008-8A · #CFBC8B · ΔE 2.16 · LRV 51.4
3005-10A · #D5BD99 · ΔE 2.91 · LRV 52.8
6006-5B · #CAC19A · ΔE 3.91 · LRV 53.2
8003-19C · #D7BB98 · ΔE 4.54 · LRV 52

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.37
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1099-4 · #CFBC94 · ΔE 0.37 · LRV 51
PPG1104-4 · #D1BF99 · ΔE 0.98 · LRV 53
PPG1094-4 · #D4BC94 · ΔE 2.04 · LRV 52
FLLW840 · #CDBA99 · ΔE 2.52 · LRV 50
PPG1086-4 · #D1BC9C · ΔE 3.2 · LRV 52

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.77
All neutral at Dutch Boy →
320-3DB · #D1BF98 · ΔE 0.77 · LRV 53
322-2DB · #CEC19D · ΔE 2.55 · LRV 54
321-3DB · #CCBB89 · ΔE 2.77 · LRV 50
418-1DB · #CDBD9F · ΔE 3.18 · LRV 52
415-3DB · #CEBA9C · ΔE 3.69 · LRV 51
HGSW 3196 · #D0BA94 · ΔE 1.8 · LRV 51
HGSW 6135 · #D0BA94 · ΔE 1.8 · LRV 51
HGSW 3206 · #CDBB9C · ΔE 2.99 · LRV 53
HGSW 9120 · #CDBB9C · ΔE 2.99 · LRV 53
HGSW 2226 · #CFC291 · ΔE 3.5 · LRV 54

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.01
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DET665 · #D8C095 · ΔE 2.01 · LRV 53
DE6158 · #D4BA8C · ΔE 2.52 · LRV 48
DE6172 · #CEBE9F · ΔE 2.89 · LRV 49
DEC726 · #D1B791 · ΔE 3.35 · LRV 46
DEC743 · #CFB999 · ΔE 3.54 · LRV 47

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.29
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-44 · #C4B78B · ΔE 3.29 · LRV 47
JG-43 · #DDC588 · ΔE 5.08 · LRV 57
JG-50 · #C3C198 · ΔE 6.62 · LRV 52
JG-48 · #C2BFA2 · ΔE 6.83 · LRV 51
JG-40 · #DEB578 · ΔE 7.32 · LRV 50

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.27
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 16 · #D1C19F · ΔE 2.27 · LRV 54
NO. 9 · #CDC0A0 · ΔE 3.08 · LRV 53
NO. 10 · #C7BDA4 · ΔE 5.25 · LRV 51
NO. 52 · #D9B780 · ΔE 5.29 · LRV 50
NO. 251 · #C7BF89 · ΔE 5.57 · LRV 51

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.18
All neutral at Diamond Vogel →
0309 · #D0BD98 · ΔE 1.18 · LRV 52
0266 · #D3BF9D · ΔE 2.41 · LRV 53
H023 · #D7BD92 · ΔE 2.49 · LRV 50
0890 · #D4B98C · ΔE 2.85 · LRV 51
0400 · #C6BE93 · ΔE 4.43 · LRV 51

Hirshfield's

1,469 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.63
All neutral at Hirshfield's →
0309 · #CEB993 · ΔE 1.63 · LRV 50
0266 · #D1BB98 · ΔE 2.53 · LRV 51
0386 · #CFC294 · ΔE 3.05 · LRV 54
0274 · #D0BC9D · ΔE 3.3 · LRV 52
0259 · #D2BB9C · ΔE 4.09 · LRV 51

Rodda

357 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.25
All neutral at Rodda →
CA146 · #CEC5A1 · ΔE 4.25 · LRV 56
CA117 · #D2B999 · ΔE 4.42 · LRV 51
CA092 · #CBB89F · ΔE 5.39 · LRV 50
CA105 · #D2B99D · ΔE 5.75 · LRV 51
CA125 · #DBBA95 · ΔE 5.81 · LRV 52

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.13
All neutral at C2 Paint →
C2-877 · #CDBA94 · ΔE 1.13 · LRV 50
C2-861 · #D0B993 · ΔE 2.2 · LRV 50
C2-846 · #CABB9A · ΔE 2.47 · LRV 50
C2-880 · #CEC09E · ΔE 2.48 · LRV 53
C2-879 · #C8BE9A · ΔE 3.53 · LRV 51

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.95
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-MD-63 · #D1D0A6 · ΔE 7.95 · LRV 61
PNT100-MD-48 · #B5B9A6 · ΔE 11.1 · LRV 47
PNT100-LT-70 · #C9CDB9 · ΔE 11.19 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-13 · #C2B8B2 · ΔE 12.61 · LRV 49
PNT100-MD-49 · #ABBD9F · ΔE 14.22 · LRV 48

Portola Paints

69 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.97
All neutral at Portola Paints →
EL MATADOR · #DBC6A9 · ΔE 4.97 · LRV 58
ANTIGUA · #DAC2A4 · ΔE 5.03 · LRV 56
LA CONCHITA · #DBC3AA · ΔE 6.86 · LRV 57
TOPANGA · #D4C0AF · ΔE 8.98 · LRV 55
ANGEL'S LANDING · #DEBEA9 · ΔE 10.56 · LRV 55

Annie Sloan

31 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.96
All neutral at Annie Sloan →
VERSAILLES · #C4B58A · ΔE 2.96 · LRV 47
OLD OCHRE · #DFC9A9 · ΔE 4.8 · LRV 60
PARIS GREY · #BEC0B3 · ΔE 11.51 · LRV 52
CHICAGO GREY · #BABAB9 · ΔE 14.9 · LRV 49
PALOMA · #BFB5B3 · ΔE 14.97 · LRV 47

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.03
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-EA · #E5C580 · ΔE 7.03 · LRV 60
BD-RR · #D6CFBE · ΔE 9.12 · LRV 65
BD-AU · #E5C8B7 · ΔE 11.86 · LRV 60
BD-BG · #E5BEB0 · ΔE 15.19 · LRV 53
BD-RO · #D2A299 · ΔE 19.49 · LRV 38

Rust-Oleum

16 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.76
All neutral at Rust-Oleum →
398641 · #E2D7B0 · ΔE 6.76 · LRV 68
371674 · #A5A78F · ΔE 11.71 · LRV 38
285142 · #E2CDCC · ΔE 17.81 · LRV 64
285143 · #B6B9BE · ΔE 18.83 · LRV 48
285139 · #ACCECD · ΔE 21.96 · LRV 57

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.63
All neutral at Kompozit →
0309 · #CEB993 · ΔE 1.63 · LRV 50
0266 · #D1BB98 · ΔE 2.53 · LRV 51
0386 · #CFC294 · ΔE 3.05 · LRV 54
0274 · #D0BC9D · ΔE 3.3 · LRV 52
0259 · #D2BB9C · ΔE 4.09 · LRV 52

Similar Glidden colors

closest in the Glidden deck

The nearest shades to Subtle Suede within Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

PPG1094-4 · LRV 52
PPG1104-4 · LRV 54
PPG12-30 · LRV 50
PPG1086-4 · LRV 52
PPG1098-4 · LRV 50
50YY 49/191 · LRV 49

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D0BD94 in HSL space. Pair Subtle Suede with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D0BD94 + #94A7D0
TRIADIC
#D0BD94 · #94D0BD · #BD94D0
ANALOGOUS
#D09F94 · #D0BD94 · #C5D094

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.84:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.39:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

Glidden Subtle Suede Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Subtle Suede from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Glidden PPG1099-4 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Subtle Suede

Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Ecru (SW 6135), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.8). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 52) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Subtle Suede without repainting risk. See the full Ecru swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Subtle Suede

At Behr, the closest color to Subtle Suede is Desert Camel (320F-4) — very close at ΔE 2.06, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 52) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Desert Camel swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Subtle Suede

Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Splendor (AF-385), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.13). It runs slightly darker (LRV 50 vs 52) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Subtle Suede without repainting risk. See the full Splendor swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Subtle Suede

At Valspar, the closest color to Subtle Suede is Sandy Cove (3005-10A) — very close at ΔE 2.91, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 52.8 vs 52) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Sandy Cove swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Subtle Suede

The closest PPG / Glidden equivalent of Subtle Suede is Subtle Suede (PPG1099-4). At ΔE 0.37 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 52). If PPG / Glidden is your counter, order Subtle Suede and you'll get the same color. See the full Subtle Suede swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Subtle Suede

The closest Dutch Boy equivalent of Subtle Suede is Bone Meal (320-3DB). At ΔE 0.77 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 52). If Dutch Boy is your counter, order Bone Meal and you'll get the same color. See the full Bone Meal swatch →

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Subtle Suede

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Ecru (HGSW 3196), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.8). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 52) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Subtle Suede without repainting risk. See the full Ecru swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Subtle Suede

At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Subtle Suede is Buckskin (DE6158) — very close at ΔE 2.52, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 48 vs 52) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Buckskin swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Subtle Suede

Magnolia Home doesn't make a true equivalent of Subtle Suede — the nearest deck color, Sour Apple (JG-50), is clearly different (ΔE 6.62). For an exact match, any Magnolia Home retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1099-4 instead. See the full Sour Apple swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Subtle Suede

At Farrow & Ball, the closest color to Subtle Suede is Light Stone (NO. 9) — very close at ΔE 3.08, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 52) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Light Stone swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Subtle Suede

Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Palmetto Bluff (0309), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.18). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 52 vs 52) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Subtle Suede without repainting risk. See the full Palmetto Bluff swatch →

Hirshfield's Equivalent of Subtle Suede

At Hirshfield's, the closest color to Subtle Suede is October Harvest (0266) — very close at ΔE 2.53, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 52) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full October Harvest swatch →

Rodda Equivalent of Subtle Suede

Rodda has no exact twin of Subtle Suede. The nearest is Straw (CA117) at ΔE 4.42 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 52). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Straw swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Subtle Suede

C2 Paint's nearest match is Sierra (C2-877), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.13). It runs slightly darker (LRV 50 vs 52) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Subtle Suede without repainting risk. See the full Sierra swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Subtle Suede

Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Subtle Suede — the nearest deck color, Money Moves (PNT100-MD-48), is clearly different (ΔE 11.1). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1099-4 instead. See the full Money Moves swatch →

Portola Paints Equivalent of Subtle Suede

Portola Paints doesn't make a true equivalent of Subtle Suede — the nearest deck color, Antigua (ANTIGUA), is clearly different (ΔE 5.03). For an exact match, any Portola Paints retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1099-4 instead. See the full Antigua swatch →

Annie Sloan Equivalent of Subtle Suede

At Annie Sloan, the closest color to Subtle Suede is Versailles (VERSAILLES) — very close at ΔE 2.96, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 47 vs 52) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Versailles swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Subtle Suede

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Subtle Suede — the nearest deck color, Eames (BD-EA), is clearly different (ΔE 7.03). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1099-4 instead. See the full Eames swatch →

Rust-Oleum Equivalent of Subtle Suede

Rust-Oleum doesn't make a true equivalent of Subtle Suede — the nearest deck color, Aged Gray (285143), is clearly different (ΔE 18.83). For an exact match, any Rust-Oleum retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1099-4 instead. See the full Aged Gray swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Subtle Suede

At Kompozit, the closest color to Subtle Suede is October Harvest (0266) — very close at ΔE 2.53, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 52) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full October Harvest swatch →

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